Council urged to fix crumbling seawalls

Residents say they want the Wellington Shire Council to fix and maintain the cracked stone seawalls regularly.

Robertson's Beach Progress Association president, Graeme Carrison, says the council must commit to the project long-term.

He says coastal vegetation, town infrastructure and homes are at risk of coastal inundation.

"We're not asking for any extension of seawalls or any raising of seawalls, we have our erosion on the ends of each of that seawall but we understand those erosions and they don't seem to be travelling at a great distance," he said.

Wellington Shire Council says it will address the issue of seawalls at a community meeting tonight.

A council spokesman says the council inspected the Port Albert seawall in March and is implementing a maintenance program.

It says it will inspect the Robertson's Beach seawall in January.

The meeting will be held at 7:00pm (AEDT) at the Port Albert Yacht Club.